ALEXANDRE BENOIS (1870-1960) Costume design for Gentleman for the ballet ‘Petrushka’ by Igor Stravinsky at Covent Garden in 1956

signed, titled, inscribed and dated in pencil ‘A. Benois 1956’ (lower right), ‘Covent Garden Petrouchka 1956 (1911)’ (upper left), ‘Smart people’ (upper center), ‘N37 A Gentleman…’ (upper right); numbered in pencil (on the reverse) pencil, ink, pen, watercolor on paper 32 x 23 cm executed in 1956